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National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month Speaker

Dr. Anne Brewster

Dr. Anne Brewster

The Boston Home is proud to present

Annie Brewster, MD

Health Story Collaborative Founder and Executive Director
Co-Director of Healing Story Sessions

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
2:30-3:30 PM

Dr. Anne Brewster is an Assistant Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a writer and storyteller. She is also a patient, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001.

In response to the disconnection she experienced in healthcare, both as a patient and a provider, and motivated by her belief in the power of stories, she started recording patient narratives in 2010. Integrating her personal experiences with the research supporting the health benefits of narrative, she founded Health Story Collaborative (HSC) in 2013.

HSC is dedicated to helping individuals navigating health challenges find meaning and ultimately heal, through storytelling. She is excited by interdisciplinary, cross-institutional collaborations that break through resistance to change.

She is widely published in the press and is author of The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss (2022)

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